Another IED recovered in Sukma where ASP Giripunje was killed: Police
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from the same site in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, where Additional SP Akash Rao Giripunje was killed in a Maoist-triggered blast.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed the device on the spot, Sukma police informed on Monday.
Earlier, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai condemned the IED blast in Sukma district in which Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Akash Rao Giripunje had succumbed to his injuries. CM Sai said that his sacrifice would not go in vain.
Chhattisgarh CM Sai paid tribute to ASP Akash Rao Giripunje, stating that the Maoists were carrying out such acts as they had been rattled. He assured that the officer's sacrifice would not go in vain and added that the Maoists were taking their last breath and acting out of frustration.
He condemned the incident and hoped that the bereaved family would find the strength to bear the loss. He also said the injured would be shifted to Raipur for the best possible medical treatment. Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said the state government was concerned about properly treating those injured.
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